The John Howard Birss, Jr. Memorial Program 2001

2001 Selection - Moby Dick by Herman Melville

Cover of Moby Dick

A celebration of the One Hundred and Fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Moby Dick.

February 21, 2001
7:00PM
Unpainted to the Last: Moby Dick and Twentieth Century American Art

Guest Lecturer
Dr. Elizabeth Schultz
Chancellor's Club Teaching Professor of English, University of Kansas
Past President of the Melville Society and author of 
Unpainted to the Last: Moby Dick and Twentieth Century American Art

Other Activities planned for the day include:
A lecture entitled "Introduction to Moby Dick" by Professor Philip Szenher at 2:00PM

Moby Dick, the original film featuring Gregory Peck will be shown at 3:00PM